Timothy Novak

Wainwright, David
From: Timothy Novak <tjnovak58 @yahoo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 2:57 PM
To: Bashaw, Justin P SAW
Subject: [EXTERNAL] No Solarbees on Jordan Lake
Dear U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District Mr. Justin Bashaw,
Please oppose the use of SolarBees on Jordan Lake. A million people visit the lake each year to camp, swim, boat, paddle
or fish and these floating mixers pose a real threat. The mixers sit low in the water and could be easily missed by
boaters, water skiers and jet skiers. There is also no evidence that these mixers will work to clean up the pollution in this
popular recreational destination.
This News & Observer op -ed sums up why this project won't work:
"The purpose of the 'SolarBee' technology is not to remove pollutants from water, but rather to stir up blue -green algae.
Algae overgrowth is a huge problem for water quality, but not the only one. Mixing water does not reduce nitrogen,
phosphorus, fertilizers, dirt, oil and chemicals that endanger public health and ecosystems, affect sports recreation and
impinge on taxpayers and business. We need an effective watershed approach, rather than this single, limited
technology that will cost Triangle taxpayers more in the long run because municipalities must spend more on expensive
filtration and chemicals to treat water."
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Timothy Novak
3614 Sunchase Drive
Fayetteville, NC 28306